Two adults displaced after cooking-related fire at Petersburg home
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PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- Two adults were displaced following a cooking-related fire at a Petersburg home on Thursday morning.
Just after 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, crews with Petersburg Fire and EMS were called to a reported residential fire on Grigg Street.
When the first firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke showing from a two-story Cape Code-style home.
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Fire officials said the fire originated in the kitchen and extended into two additional rooms of the home.
The cause of the fire is determined to be cooking-related, officials confirmed.
Two adults have been displaced following the fire, but no injuries have been reported at this time, according to Petersburg Fire and EMS.
Fire and EMS crews are still on scene conducting overhaul operations and ensuring the structure is safe.
Units are still on scene, and fire officials are urging the public to avoid the area until operations are complete.
No further details are available as of the time of reporting.
